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<h1 class="topictitle1">Creating the SAML SSO Configuration</h1>
<div><p id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164629160__en-us_topic_0000002200155521_p8060118">This section describes how to create the SAML SSO configuration.</p>
<div class="section" id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164629160__en-us_topic_0000002200155521_section1098393720564"><h4 class="sectiontitle">Context</h4><p id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164629160__en-us_topic_0000002200155521_p5965174725610">SAML SSO consists of an identity provider (IdP) and a service provider (SP).</p>
<ul id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164629160__en-us_topic_0000002200155521_ul1796554735616"><li id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164629160__en-us_topic_0000002200155521_li59653471565">Identity provider: A system that collects and stores user identity information, such as usernames and passwords, and authenticates users during login.</li><li id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164629160__en-us_topic_0000002200155521_li99651647175611">Service provider: A system that establishes a trust relationship with the identity provider and uses the user information provided by the identity provider to provide services for users.</li></ul>
<p id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164629160__en-us_topic_0000002200155521_p17965447175618">When the <span id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164629160__en-us_topic_0000002200155521_text987554916126">OceanProtect</span> is connected to <span id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164629160__en-us_topic_0000002200155521_ph9486950161917">eDME</span> as the backup server, <span id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164629160__en-us_topic_0000002200155521_ph3941195117196">eDME</span> is the identity provider (IdP) and the <span id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164629160__en-us_topic_0000002200155521_text1445181816137">OceanProtect</span> is the service provider (SP).</p>
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<div class="section" id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164629160__en-us_topic_0000002200155521_section91366248576"><h4 class="sectiontitle">Prerequisites</h4><p id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164629160__en-us_topic_0000002200155521_p19638120123819">Before connecting to <span id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164629160__en-us_topic_0000002200155521_ph1628117539199">eDME</span>, obtain the metadata of the <span id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164629160__en-us_topic_0000002200155521_ph206341054121911">eDME</span> O&amp;M plane and operation plane to ensure that the <span id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164629160__en-us_topic_0000002200155521_text10674521129">OceanProtect</span> can be accessed from <span id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164629160__en-us_topic_0000002200155521_ph27316154410">eDME</span> and the quotas and functions of the <span id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164629160__en-us_topic_0000002200155521_text3578135210128">OceanProtect</span> can be used. For details about how to import metadata, see "Configuring SAML SSO" in <span class="uicontrol" id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164629160__en-us_topic_0000002200155521_uicontrol43291551153417"><b>O&amp;M Portal</b></span> and "Configuring SAML SSO" in <span class="uicontrol" id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164629160__en-us_topic_0000002200155521_uicontrol079742319358"><b>Operation Portal</b></span> of the <a href="https://support.huawei.com/enterprise/en/virtualization/edme-pid-251349964/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">eDME Product Documentation</a> of the version supported by the OceanProtect. For details about the mapping between the OceanProtect and eDME, see the <a href="https://support.huawei.com/enterprise/en/flash-storage/oceanprotect-databackup-pid-258115661" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">OceanProtect DataBackup Version Mapping Table</a> of the corresponding version.</p>
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<div class="section" id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164629160__en-us_topic_0000002200155521_section123821939124416"><h4 class="sectiontitle">Procedure</h4><ol id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164629160__en-us_topic_0000002200155521_en-us_topic_0000001092505479_ol1038139939"><li id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164629160__en-us_topic_0000002200155521_li0198134611381"><span>Choose <span class="uicontrol" id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164629160__en-us_topic_0000002200155521_uicontrol9143133018394"><b><span id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164629160__en-us_topic_0000002200155521_text34321217571"><strong>System</strong></span> &gt; <span id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164629160__en-us_topic_0000002200155521_text392034819336"><strong>Security</strong></span> &gt; <span id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164629160__en-us_topic_0000002200155521_text2641527153311"><strong>SAML SSO Configuration</strong></span></b></span>.</span></li><li id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164629160__en-us_topic_0000002200155521_li1614652834513"><span>Click <span class="uicontrol" id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164629160__en-us_topic_0000002200155521_uicontrol141071321185313"><b>Create</b></span>.</span></li><li id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164629160__en-us_topic_0000002200155521_li329310128457"><span>Enter the <span class="uicontrol" id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164629160__en-us_topic_0000002200155521_uicontrol2035941713130"><b><span id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164629160__en-us_topic_0000002200155521_text19335113283412"><strong>SAML SSO Configuration</strong></span></b></span> information. <a href="en-us_topic_0000002164629160.html#EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164629160">Creating the SAML SSO Configuration</a> describes the parameters.</span><p>
<div class="tablenoborder"><table cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" summary="" id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164629160__en-us_topic_0000002200155521_table726304710456" frame="border" border="1" rules="all"><caption><b>Table 1 </b><span class="uicontrol" id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164629160__en-us_topic_0000002200155521_uicontrol1579616181133"><b><span id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164629160__en-us_topic_0000002200155521_text13261235133413"><strong>SAML SSO Configuration</strong></span></b></span> parameter description</caption><colgroup><col style="width:22.71%"><col style="width:77.29%"></colgroup><thead align="left"><tr id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164629160__en-us_topic_0000002200155521_row192639478458"><th align="left" class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="22.71%" id="mcps1.3.4.2.3.2.1.2.3.1.1"><p id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164629160__en-us_topic_0000002200155521_p1926317476451">Parameter</p>
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<td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="77.29%" headers="mcps1.3.4.2.3.2.1.2.3.1.2 "><p id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164629160__en-us_topic_0000002200155521_p1926364764510">Name of the SAML SSO configuration to be created.</p>
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<tr id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164629160__en-us_topic_0000002200155521_row02631647104517"><td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="22.71%" headers="mcps1.3.4.2.3.2.1.2.3.1.1 "><p id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164629160__en-us_topic_0000002200155521_p17263184712458">Protocol</p>
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<td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="77.29%" headers="mcps1.3.4.2.3.2.1.2.3.1.2 "><p id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164629160__en-us_topic_0000002200155521_p2263134716454">Protocol configured for SAML SSO. The default value is <span class="uicontrol" id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164629160__en-us_topic_0000002200155521_uicontrol119848426467"><b>SAML2.0</b></span>.</p>
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<td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="77.29%" headers="mcps1.3.4.2.3.2.1.2.3.1.2 "><p id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164629160__en-us_topic_0000002200155521_p126414724518">Description of the SAML SSO configuration.</p>
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<tr id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164629160__en-us_topic_0000002200155521_row0264124734516"><td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="22.71%" headers="mcps1.3.4.2.3.2.1.2.3.1.1 "><p id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164629160__en-us_topic_0000002200155521_p11264154744517">Metadata File</p>
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</p></li><li id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164629160__en-us_topic_0000002200155521_li9759916176"><span>Click <span class="uicontrol" id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164629160__en-us_topic_0000002200155521_uicontrol1881105713319"><b>OK</b></span>.</span></li></ol>
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